Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various succulent plants of the genus Portulaca, especially P. grandiflora of South America, cultivated for its showy colorful flowers that open only in sunlight.
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- noun Any of many
tropical trailing herbs , of the genusPortulaca , having showy flowers
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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On a pleasant evening after work last week, Nurrenbern and his volunteers planted a variety of flora with whimsical names such as "Margarita Banana" portulaca, "Serena Purple" angelonia, and "Mint Mocha" coleus, as well as the better-known petunias.
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A flower whose name I learned in France is "pourpier," which is portulaca, a heat-tolerant plant with vividly colored blooms.
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A flower whose name I learned in France is "pourpier," which is portulaca, a heat-tolerant plant with vividly colored blooms.
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Purslane (Portulaca oleracea, P. sativa) is a member of the Portulacaceae Family and also known as wild portulaca and verdolaga.
Brigitte Mars: Purslane: Gandhi's Favorite Food May Be a Weed in Your Yard 2010
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The garden includes a Japanese maple and eight kinds of flowers, among them hydrangeas, petunias, pansies and portulaca.
Urban Oases 2009
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The garden includes a Japanese maple and eight kinds of lowers, among them hydrangeas, petunias, pansies and portulaca.
Urban Green 2009
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Verdolaga (purslane) portulaca oleracea: Eaten either raw in salad or steamed in mole verde, this succulent annual is traditionally served in Mexico in a pork stew - espinazo con verdolagas - with a tomatillo-based sauce.
A Culinary Guide to Mexican Herbs: Las Hierbas de Cocina 2006
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Verdolaga (purslane) portulaca oleracea: Eaten either raw in salad or steamed in mole verde, this succulent annual is traditionally served in Mexico in a pork stew - espinazo con verdolagas - with a tomatillo-based sauce.
A Culinary Guide to Mexican Herbs: Las Hierbas de Cocina 2006
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Verdolaga (purslane) portulaca oleracea: Eaten either raw in salad or steamed in mole verde, this succulent annual is traditionally served in Mexico in a pork stew - espinazo con verdolagas - with a tomatillo-based sauce.
A Culinary Guide to Mexican Herbs: Las Hierbas de Cocina 2006
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This could be supplemented, of course, by portulaca, which was now flowering in the wet season, by such birds as they could shoot -- mainly ducks, hawks and crows -- and by fish; but their experiences in coming up to the Gulf had shown that they could not expect much from this source.
The Greatest Survival Stories Ever Told Underwood, Lamar 2001
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Also known as Rose Moss or Moss Rose
January 24, 2008